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NIGERIA: Neymar Set For Sensational Return To Boyhood Club Santos****KENYA: Rongo Member Of Parliament Paul Abuor Arrested In Kenya Over Ksh.122M Constituency Development Fund Fraud****Malawi Red Cross Society Faces K3 Billion Deficit in Supporting Mozambique Asylum Seekers****NIGERIA: Fear Of Unemployment Pushed Me Into Tomato Business, I Now Import Trailer Loads From Ghana, Cameroon – Port Harcourt Based Business Woman****South Sudan Cabinet Approves Truth And Reparation Commissions

Admin - August 31, 2025

NIGERIA: Nigeria Police Mourns Former IGP Solomon Arase

By Onoja Baba, Nigeria The Nigeria Police Force has announced the death of former Inspector-General of Police and immediate past Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Solomon Ehigiator Arase, who passed away in the early hours of Sunday at Cedarcrest Hospital, Abuja, after a brief illness. He was 69. The news […]

Admin - August 31, 2025

NIGERIA: Phyna Loses Sister, Ruth Otabor, Weeks After Accident

By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria The sister of Big Brother Naija Season 7 winner, Phyna, Ruth Otabor, has passed away. The family confirmed her death on Sunday through a statement issued by Eko Solicitors & Advocates, announcing that Ruth died in the early hours of Sunday, at about 6:30 a.m. The […]

Admin - August 31, 2025

NIGERIA: FG Rolls Out New Curriculum For Basic, Secondary, And Technical Education

By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria The Federal Government has announced the successful completion of a comprehensive review of curricula across basic, senior secondary, and technical education levels in Nigeria, describing the revised system as “future-focused” and tailored to the demands of the 21st century. This was contained in statement signed by its […]

Admin - August 31, 2025

SOUTH SUDAN: Luol Deng Hails Bright Starlets’ Bronze As National Landmark

‎ ‎By Deborah Akur Chol, South Sudan ‎ ‎Luol Deng, the President of the South Sudan Basketball Federation (SSBF), has hailed the Bright Starlets’ remarkable achievement of winning a bronze medal at the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket as a significant milestone for the nation. ‎ ‎In their very first appearance at this prestigious continental […]

Admin - August 31, 2025

KENYA: Three Mombasa Men Charged With Defiling Two Boys, One Mentally Ill

By Lisbeth Micheni, Kenya Three men have been arraigned at the Mombasa Law Courts over disturbing allegations involving the sexual abuse of two minors aged 15 and 12 one of whom is reported to have a mental condition. The accused, identified as Abdalla Omar Athuman (alias Babu), Shukri Aden Ali (alias […]

Admin - August 30, 2025

NIGERIA: Tinubu Flags Off 9th National Youth Games in Asaba

By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, State Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared open the 9th edition of the National Youth Games in Asaba, Delta State, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to strengthening sports as a tool for unity and youth development. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Tinubu described sports as a unifying force […]

Admin - August 30, 2025

NIGERIA: UK Bars Foreigners From Over 100 Job Roles To Curb Migration

By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria The British Government has announced sweeping immigration reforms, restricting foreign workers from filling more than 100 job categories in a move aimed at cutting net migration and prioritising local employment. In a statement released via its official X handle on Saturday, the UK Home Office explained that […]

Admin - August 30, 2025

NIGERIA: Voting Begins In Rivers LG As Poll Faces Low Turnout

By Onoja Baba, Nigeria The Rivers State local government council elections on Saturday were marked by a late arrival of materials and low voter turnout in several polling units, even as some parts of Port Harcourt witnessed unusual calm. In Woji Ward 6, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, election materials were yet to […]

Admin - August 30, 2025

KENYA: Tourist Sparks Outrage After Giving Beer To Elephant In Laikipia

By Lisbeth Micheni, Kenya A Spanish tourist is facing investigations after a video surfaced showing him pouring beer into an elephant’s trunk while visiting Kenya, an act that has drawn widespread outrage. The footage, taken at Ol Jogi Conservancy in Laikipia, showed the man sipping from a Tusker beer can before offering […]

Admin - August 29, 2025

NIGERIA: FG Sets Up Panel to Review 2009 Agreement With ASUU

By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria The Federal Government has inaugurated a seven-member panel to review the contentious 2009 agreement with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), in a bid to avert another nationwide strike. Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, who announced the move in Abuja on Thursday, said the committee, […]